Hello,
I would like to briefly introduce myself and my house project. We are building a 1.5-story detached single-family house without a basement and with a carport in the Rhine-Neckar area—so far, nothing special.
Since our building site is still being developed, we have now learned that we need to raise and compact the ground level of the plot to street level with about 450 cubic meters (cbm) of soil. As the building permits/planning permissions have already been approved, we are now considering how to reduce the amount of fill material without incurring significant additional costs.
At first, this obviously suggests having a basement. However, since we do not want to pay the extra costs for a basement and also do not want to start the building design over again, this option is out of the question.
We are now thinking about possibly only having a basement under the carport. Probably, this would only require an addendum to the building permit/planning permission. How practical is this, and is it possible from a structural stability point of view? Does anyone have experience with basements under garages or carports?
What other alternatives do you see to reduce the amount of fill material needed?
Thank you very much for your help and experience reports.
I would like to briefly introduce myself and my house project. We are building a 1.5-story detached single-family house without a basement and with a carport in the Rhine-Neckar area—so far, nothing special.
Since our building site is still being developed, we have now learned that we need to raise and compact the ground level of the plot to street level with about 450 cubic meters (cbm) of soil. As the building permits/planning permissions have already been approved, we are now considering how to reduce the amount of fill material without incurring significant additional costs.
At first, this obviously suggests having a basement. However, since we do not want to pay the extra costs for a basement and also do not want to start the building design over again, this option is out of the question.
We are now thinking about possibly only having a basement under the carport. Probably, this would only require an addendum to the building permit/planning permission. How practical is this, and is it possible from a structural stability point of view? Does anyone have experience with basements under garages or carports?
What other alternatives do you see to reduce the amount of fill material needed?
Thank you very much for your help and experience reports.
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andreas.delgaldo26 May 2014 16:29We have defined 0 as the top edge of the street level and referenced the other heights accordingly. This was accepted by the building authority / planning office.
However, we are drifting off topic a bit.
However, we are drifting off topic a bit.